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Mental Health Support

BeHereNow

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2. NO! You do not step away- you advocate and educate.

Reply to Neoma (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:32 AM

Dec 2012

The IGNORANCE of some of the loudest voices is alarming
and only furthers the stigmatization of biological disorders
that benefit from certain medications.

And I am here- just not posting much these days; until tonight.

BHN

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Couldn't just "bite my tongue" in the GD thread about the use of medication for grief. [View all] BeHereNow Dec 2012 OP

Long time no see. Neoma Dec 2012 #1

NO! You do not step away- you advocate and educate. BeHereNow Dec 2012 #2

Already argued with AtypicalLiberal (that possibly got him PPR'd)and made awareness threads. Neoma Dec 2012 #3

You are Loved sweet Neoma, sweet dreams and love to you! BeHereNow Dec 2012 #4

The fear of pharmaceuticals astounds me. Denninmi Dec 2012 #5

Much of America talks as if taking medicine is a sign of character weakness HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #7

Excellent post. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #12

Ah, C'mon. Once you purge those Thetans, you'll feel so much better. Denninmi Dec 2012 #13

MHSG has a mission of support to people who need support... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #6

We could call it Mental Health Activism or something. Neoma Dec 2012 #8

IMO the most important immediate action possible is education and awareness HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #9

I haven't read that thread and I'm not going to. hunter Dec 2012 #10

Ah, it's not much different than the thread you commented in, just Denninmi Dec 2012 #11

i resisted the temptation to tell him he needed an ass-whoopin. mopinko Dec 2012 #14

Ass whoopin' doesn't cover the damage that poster is doing. BeHereNow Dec 2012 #15

tip toeing here. mopinko Jan 2013 #16